SNMP Configuration on ESX Host

1. Login into host via root account
2. Enable SNMP Details:-
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   Step 1:-
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   Enable SNMP:
   
   
   vi /etc/vmware/snmp.xml
   
   
   <config>
          <snmpSettings>
   <communities>string</communities>
   <enable>true</enable>
   <targets>ip@161 string</targets>
         </snmpSettings>
   </config>
   
   
   Step 2:-
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   vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
   
   
   Edit snmpd.conf to include the following two lines:
   
   
   view systemview included .1.3.6.1.4.1.6876
   proxy -v 1 -c c0pper 127.0.0.1:171 .1.3.6.1.4.1.6876
   
   
   service mgmt-vmware restart - restart the mgmt-vmware service.
   Enter service snmpd - start to start the SNMP service.
   chkconfig snmpd on - to enable SNMP when you reboot your ESX Server.
   esxcfg-firewall -e snmpd - to allow SNMP through the ESX Server firewall.
   
   
   Step 3:-
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   Create Local ID with user privileges:
   
   
   Step 4:-
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   Add to ESX Locally from vCenter Server as administrator priviliges

vMotion & Percentages

vMotion Percentages:

9%	NIC, update firmware
10%	General system   error, Network Connection/DNS/Time Sync
10%	Operation timed out,   LogRotationSize to small
78%	NFS, Storage path   Swap-file
82%	Storage   consistentcy, Different UUID’s datastores
82%	VMSafe filter
82%	After applying BIOS   upgrade, VT not enabled
90%	64 bit VM, VT not   enabled
90%	After applying   ESX-patch, Checksumming not enabled (Link)
Common	Link

Storage vMotion Percentages:

5-10%	Time-out, Maximum   switchover time (Link)
18%	Stuck (only vSphere   4.0), Cannot allocate memory (Link Link)
18%	Stuck, Busy   thickening or thinning vDisk (Link)
18%	Fail, vStorage APIs   for Array Integration (Link)
76%	Maximum switchover   time, Increase memory reservation (Link)
76%	CBTMotion,   Destination datastore different blocksize (Link   Link)
90%	Failed to   reparent/commit disks, high storage latency (Link Link)
90-95%	Time-out, Maximum   switchover time (Link)

P2V Percentages:

1%	VSS, Remove multiple   VSS-providers from registry (Link)
1%	Unable to start the   change tracking driver, User Account Control (Link)
2%	Network issue, Set   speed/duplex auto/auto (Link)
2-96%	Multiple,   IP/DNS/Hardware (Link   Link   Link)
3%	DNS issue, set DNS   suffix (Link)
3-92%	Reducing disk volume   size, Checkdisk (Link)
95-99%	Fails at reconfiguration,   Missing files or drivers(Link)
96%	Unable to find the   system volume, Windows Boot manager (Link   Link)
97%	No Active   Partitions, Break software mirror (Link)
97-99%	Inaccessible_boot_device,   Driver issue (Link   Link)
98%	Unable to create,   3GB switch boot.ini (Link)
99%	Unable to determine   guest OS, boot.ini (Link)
Common	Link